Replacing the battery ground lead
Preliminary work
- Refer to DEACTIVATING THE 48 V ELECTRICAL SYSTEM .
- Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
NOTE:
RISK OF DAMAGE
Damage to battery terminal, the safety battery terminal or the intelligent battery sensor (IBS).
Damaged battery terminals can lead to malfunctions or vehicle electrical system faults.
Damage to battery terminal, the safety battery terminal or the intelligent battery sensor (IBS).
Damaged battery terminals can lead to malfunctions or vehicle electrical system faults.
- Detach battery terminal from battery pole by carefully shifting to and fro. Do not pry off using a tool.
- Slacken nut (1).
- Unlock and disconnect plug connection (2) to the intelligent battery sensor (IBS).
- Loosen nut (3).
- Detach the battery ground lead (4) from the negative battery terminal and remove it.
- Tighten the negative battery cable (4) using the nut (3).
TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
| Battery ground lead to body | ||
| Flange nut M8 | Tightening torque | 15 Nm |
- Connect and lock the connector (2) to the intelligent battery sensor (IBS).
- Connect the negative battery terminal to the negative battery terminal.
- Tighten nut (1).
TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
| Negative battery terminal | ||
| Nut | tightening torque | 5 Nm |
Follow-up work
- Refer to CONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
- Refer to ACTIVATING THE 48 V ELECTRICAL SYSTEM .